Oxidative stress in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia before and after phototherapy: malondialdehyde and catalase activity

• Main Authors: Putu Junara Putra (Author), Rinawati Rohsiswatmo (Author), Pustika Amalia Wahidiyat (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Phototherapy is used to treat neonatal hyperbilirubinemia, but is currently thought to cause photodynamic stress and can induce lipid peroxidation. There is increasing evidence that many severe diseases of the neonates are caused by oxidative injury and lipid peroxidation. In the present...